Bat-forming machine.



F. FRANKE. BAT FORMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. 1915-.'

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F. FRANKE.

BAT FORMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man MAR. a. 1915.

V NTOR M PVITNES'SES J /r/ CEERDINAND. rnnmin, or roar rnnron, KENTUCKY, nssrcivon T FRED FRANKEK: a 00,01? LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A PARTNERSHIP.

Barr-romaine MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be'it known that I, FERDINAND FRANKE, a GltlZGlhOf the United States, reslding 1n y the city of PortFulton; county of Clark,

1* andState of Kentucky, have invented cerutalnnew and useful Improvements in Bat Forming Machines, of which the following is a specifications, I I

This IITVBIltLOR TBlatQS to machines for felting fibrous mater al for use 111 making mattresses, With specia-l reference to machines for handling linters and shoddy.

-An object of the invention is to provide P a machine of theclass described which will H 15 be economical in construction, eflicient in servlcea and require amnnmum of supervision during its operation."

With theforegoing and other objects in view the invelitionhas particular relation to certam new and novel features of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawingswhich forma part of this..,specification, wherein is 'set forth an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that such changesand .modifications may be resorted to as come within the scope of the claims appended hereunto. A i i r i Referring. to the drawing, comprising two sheets, whereinsimilar reference characters designate like parts in the several views;

Figure 1, is a front: elevation; Fig. 2, a

- rear elevation; Fig.3, an end elevation, a

portion of the basebeing broken away and the driving beltsomittedgFig. a, a longi tudinal section on line XX of Fig. 3;

- I Fig. 5, a plan oft-hefront portion of the base; Fig. 6, an elevation of the forward portion, ofthe rear end of thez carrlage.

40. l drawings the numeral -1- designates a Referring now more particularly to the hopper provided for the reception of the fibrous material which is to be acted on. The hopper 1, comprises vertical side walls 2- and upwardly diverging front and rear walls -3 and l., an inclined elevating belt,5- is positioned. in the forward portion of the hoppenand travels over rollers -6 and 7- mounted on shafts- 8 The rear wall of the hopper is mounted at its lower edge on a hinge and 9.

\-10, and is; adapted to be swung forward toward the elevating belt by a weight .-11-, secured on the end of a rope 1:2-

1 which passes overa pulley 13---and is se cured to an arm 1%- extended from the rear wall. The arrangement being such that thencontents of the hopper are kept'in con- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented U013. 16, 1917, I

3 Application filed March 8, 1915. 7 Serial No. 12,801.

stant contact with the elevating beltby the,

pressure of the rear wall. Transverse battens 15- attachedto the rear edges of the s1des2 serve to restrain the backward movement of the rear wall. Afbrush 16 at tached to a shaft 17- and positioned near the upper end of the elevating belt 5, on the beater arms 20- adapted to disengage the fiber from the needleslS. 1 Above the upper end of the elevating belt is a flue outlet '101- from which a suitable connection may be led to a suctionfan for theprirpose of drawlng away dust. On one .end of the beater shaft 19, exterior of the case, is a belt +24 which carries it forward and presents it to the nip of feed rolls 25 i and 26. The belt 2-4 extends from a point in proximity to the belt 5, traveling about shafts 28 and 29, the arrange ment being such that any surplus material deposited on the belt willbe seized by the needles in the belt 5 and returned to they.

hopperf The feed rolls 25 and 26, present the fiber to a picker cylinder -30, mounted on a shaft '3l-, which carries it through cards 32 and deposits it in a fleece on a carrier belt 83. The carrier belt extends forward from the picker, in a horizontalyplane withina casing 34--, the

rear end of which is attached'to a picker frame and the forward end supported by suitable means such as rods-35 which can tend to an attachment with the ceiling. The casing has an imperforate bottom 36-. which extends from a point substantially even with the forward end of the carrier belt to apoint adjacentthe rear end thereof. The casing is also provided witha hood which a suitable connection may be led to iti0n..fan.,1,(not shown) 7 whereby the dust is carried away.

secured a plurality of tra-nsiierse cleats 48. i As the fleece is deposited on the belt 33, heayy particles of dirt contained Y therein vill fall between the cleats, and, as

the beltgturns under the forward roller,-,will f be carried enough to fall on theibottomh- Experience, has shown that lint adheres to andis carried along by l, the larger particles of dirt and;accumulating in thenarrow spaces between th ebelt and the bottom, sery es to brusharth e.dirtto the rear. end yvherejit falls The fleece drops from;

the forward end of the be1.t;33,-,thjrough, any: outletf l4f, in ,a sheet the full Width of the belt and is deposited across a carriagea in superimposed folds, or layers.v The carriage is moyab ly supported upon a 36 0f the casing.

base-51? by wheeis 52+ and isiadapjtr.

ed v to be reciprocated thereon longitudinally relatiye to thebelt 33;;5 T 1e base comprises,

side walls 53+ which serve as tracks for l ey 56 ,f an d on itsf inner: endv with a sprocket Wl1 6 6l fl; 57 a second sprocket wheel 58 carried on a brack et is positioned fprnjard of and in alinementwith the firstsprocketwheel. A sprocket chain -60? disposed I about the .sprocket ,Wheels is driyen thef irstnamed heel. A pit P Wehi ifli lilied t the sha 2 motion .is

imparted to the; sprocket chain and,thro ugh the medium, of ,the 'pitman. rod the carthe a xiali line; of. the; sprocket Wheels. 1 The carrier belt 33, is drirenby a belt ,96

The belt 38' travels about rollers -89 and 40- mounted on H a and 4:2 positioned respectively iifiproxiim' ity to the picker cylinder 3Q and near the forward end of the casing. On the belt are:

9 13 sequel: -fie, thi hrQ the roll 68 n the added thickness of the belt 66. One end of I A V levers, forming- ,rolongations:thereof,Lars thejvhe els 52, and end 1 Walls; Y A- shaft positioned near the; rear end of the base exten dsjfrom,the. Xi16fiOIiOyLm point substantially in the center-thereof,and

is proiiided exterior ofthe basg withia 191111;.

' tions with. the" end. W2tllSJ2Ltn1pOll1f/S spaced 1 +67 and"68'which are journaled in the end frames, near the rear ends and spaced fromathe -.forWard ends ther e'of respectively,-

the forward roll: 68 being of greater diameter tha nth e rear one. A Winding roll -69- secured on'a shaft '70 is journaled in the frame in advance of and in horizontal 'aline ment Withi'oll 68. The diameterof the roll the journal of the ro1l18 extends beyond the;

rframewand bearsiaqsprocket; Wheel ...posedabout the sprocket heelsflll. flndu'TQ/Y provides means whereby thenWinding-roll +1 69- drives the belt ;68-,-andj they, travel at a uniform speeds; Means areaproiiided .;for:i

driving the Winding rol-Lassfollows :iVLeve-rs.

& 7 5 and 75, f, of the first;class,.,;areinoun 1 ed on the shaft; 170', next-to the, frame-and be.

yond themnarearatchet I heelsii7 6: and ,2

Vers are moved; J On; the: downer ends. 10f; the

rollers ;7 8 and 781 which bear, on adjust-1L able rails 79 'andQ'TQ f; ,ThGI rails 9 and 79extend in; ahorizontal.p1ane,yfrom;a cena trill p in 0 1 the innerface of the frontwalh of the base: at an, angle thereto;toconnec fromr the. front Wall. j The rails 79 'and areipreferably;'tubulanand theinner ends are confined in a sleeve Which-is secur ed to the; forward. side: :of the; base; 7 The .jouterlends; 10f therailsrestiin depressionsj: 06.',in ,the' ends-ofitheabase, "and are r e-11,, manrod -61 is piyotally connected atone" end toa link ofthe ,sprocket chain, and at, ,1 the othelgiend to an arm; \Vh-lCl1 de,

p ds f mthe f rward e d Qfthe c rri ge-1 The ,arrangement being such. that; when,

tained therein by means of perforated plates tions, bysymeansof. pins; ,108..f which pass I hrough perforationsi#1l01, in :the pIates, y s ots il09ll intheairails. 1 Asthe c'ar- L j' rlage 50 moses. in L eithen clirection-,-;the upi vpenendsof one of. thelevers 75"a11d Toavil-l be steadily advancedrbyz,thezcontact' of' theQ lower end withy-anni nclined rail, and as-a 1 pawl is, engaged with a ratchet whe'elthe movement is communicated. to :the Winding roll 69 andqthrough the mediumiof.the 'chain 1 ;73 to the belt 66$ At thezsame-time the othet- I on the ,5; 7 i

90.[ the levers, areiadapted to engage avithsithea- 1 ratchet Wheels and advance-them asithehlea;

55 E which extends; from pulley 97 V shaft 55 to :a pulley 9 8 on the; shaft 42, c

the arrangement being such that the, carrier a lever is being retractedbymeansof a spring -80-,. It will: be observed:tliatthe sheet V of fiber, coming fromathe carrier masses-7,; belt 7 and flthe carriageg more at a uniform; "counters two movementapa longitudinal re speed and consequently 11 el iinis BX TtQd1;@ciprocating;omorenientof.the carriage, as an w 60-,on the fieece asit' is laid on the carriage. entirety, and acontinuous transverse move- 'The, carriage 5 gconlp-risesjenrl frames 1 .mentofthe belt 66,;1Wlththe result that the 65 disposed transversely,relativeto the wfiee'ce iis laidgontsaid beltiin diagona1=-overbase ,51 and the cas n'g fi, in the lO yer cor i lapping foldsy or .ilay'ers hi It'ris toh be ob 11ers of which arethe supppi ftin g'flwhfi '1 2- "S dfthatithe NVlCl'thtOf the.fOldS, l1lCl1iS 65,'A conyeying belt passes about rollsjjthatiof-the finished felt-,is governed-by;the 0 I greaterthe movement imparted to thebeltl me ses travel of the carriage which is controlled by i the length. of the chain 60. .And that the thickness of the felt ismlependent on the amount which the layers overlap and this is controlled by the inclinationofthe rails 7 9.

i and 82--- are hung below thebasi 1g 134,0ne

in front and the otheriin the rear of the outletfta, in the bottom thereof. Therollers are so positionedthat they will bear upon ancl compact the folds of fiber as deposited on 1; the carriage. Rotatory movement, corresponding to the direction of the travel of 1 the carriage, is imparted to the rollers by a I sheaves and is attached to the opposite sides ofthe carriage. Power may be. applied to the machine from a suitable source, by means of a belt 85 which passes overa pulley s 86 on the shaft 31. i i The elevating belt is driven by means of a i belt 87 which leads from a pulley -8Sy f on the shaft to a pulley ,89 on the shaft 9. The feed belt 2& driven by a belt -90 which leads from a pulley on shaft 9 to pulley tll? on shaft 28. 'The feed driving rope which passes about 1'01125, is driven a belt92- which leads from a pulley on shaft 28. The shaft lis driven by a belt 94 which leads from a pulley on shaft to the pulley 56 on shaft The heater shaft 19 is driven from the shaft 9 by means of spurgears 99-.

It is understood that the. machine .is to be properly timed, that is the different pulleys and pinions are ;to beso proportioned that the difierent elements will travel at the proper speed to fulfil their several functions; this timing is well understood in the art. As the felt leaves the carriage belt it is rolled about a mandrel l02, by the action of the winding roll 69 on the outside of the roll -103 (which is indicated by doti ted lines) in a manner well known in the i art. The mandrel is guided between brackets -l0 l-.

It is thought that the construction and operation is so set forth in the foregoing .that anyone skilled in the art pertaining thereto may make and use the same, and I claim:

1. In a bat forming machine, in combination, a reciprocating carriage, a conveyer belt thereon, means for depositing a web on said belt, a base on which said carriage is mounted, a pair of rails pivotally connected by one end to a central point on the inner face of wall of said base and extending therefrom in a horizontal plane to connections respectively with other walls at points spaced from said side wall, means actuated The greater the inclination of the rails the tact with the rail;

by contact with said rails for moving the belt, and means for varying the angle of, A said railsrelative to said walls to change i i the ratio ofmovement of the belt relative to the movement of the carriage.

2. In a bat formingmachine, 1n comb1nation, a. rec1procatin carriage, a conveyer V belt thereon, means or depositing a web on said belt, a base on which said carriage, 1s

mounted',said base comprising side and end walls, an end wall having a recess 111 its l upperedge, a rail pivotally connected by one end to a side wall and extended at an angle therefrom and dlsposed lII-SalCl recess, a

plate having a plurality of perforations secured over said recess and a. pinadapted to be passed through a: selected perforation to hold the rail in adjusted position, and

means fonmovingsaid belt actuated by consaid belt, a base on which said carriage is ;mounted, a. rail pivotally connected at one end to a side wall of said'base, and extendmg at an angle therefrom 111' a horizontalplane to a connection with an end wall thereof, means for varying the angle ofinclination ofsaid rail with the side wall and t-means actuated by contact with the rail to advance the belt.

4.1111 a bat formingmachine, in combination, a reciprocating carriage, a conveyer belt thereon, means for depositing a web. on said belt, a base on which said carriage is mounted, a pair of rails pivotally connected by one end toa central point on the inner face of a wall of said base and extending therefrom in a horizontal plane to connec tions respectively with other walls at points spaced from said side wall and means actuated by contact with said rails for moving the belt.

5. The combination of a base having mounted thereon a reciprocable carriage carrying a conveyer belt, with means operable by movement of the carriage to impart con tinuous concurrent movement to said belt in determined ratio to the movement of the 115 carriage, said means comprising a pair of rails connected by one end to a central point on an inner face of a wall of said base and extending therefrom in opposite directions to connections respectively with other walls at points spaced from said wall, a pair of levers mounted on and depending from the carriage and contacting respectively with said rails, and operative connections between said levers and the belt.

6. In a bat forming machine, in combination, a reciprocating carriage, a conveyer belt thereon, means for depositing a web on said belt, a base on which said carriage is mounted, said base comprising side and end 130 med; b r ontact wi-t feeding a but, V

mountedoniszud balse' e movable belt on said 251 bus concurrent movement to saidbeltwalls, the end Walls hztving elongated ree ceases in: thGll upper: edges, mils -plyotally I conneeted-by one endto a side 'wallf'ata central 130111 on'the' lnner surfaee thereof 5 and extending therefrom"inzt horizontal relative YO iShG' SiQBfW/VZLHSQ end inea ns actuh the mails to advance the belt. e V r iInl'a bat forming rnachine a base com pizising side; and end Walls, the end walls' ne mose I the reversedirections carriedby-the carriegeendectuated by 0011-" having-elongated recesses' in their' nppen tact-withsaid rztilsto advmceseid belt conedges; rails i ivotelly connected: by one end to a side walletn centra l pointon the inner face thereofi and extending therefrominn X horizontal plane and: resting respectively in conveyer belt on saidcarriage; said :base' a carriage reei pr oca blycomprising'side andendwalls, a sleeverse: cured to the inner face of a side Well; the: end- Walls having elongated'recesses initheir said'srecesses, in combinationwith means foi' 'carriage to receive said ba tand means'ca r- V the movement of the carriage;

a base, a reciprocatingcarriage thereon;

10;1n a device 0i thecharacter described; r

9; ln combinntionye ba se,-a reciprocably i mounted Carriage thereon, n *conv'eyer 'ibelt carried *by-said;"carria-ge; a pair-0f ile pivotally connected by'one end toe wallof said-*bdseflt-a central point'thereoflend extending at an angle i therefrom "to adj list able connectionsw'vithi opposed Wa11s"eX-*' currently with an'd' in determined ratio to riedby saidearriege edapted to beactuated 5 upper edges; saidrecesses being'spaced from by: Contact with said- 1"ails to impart continir- SIHIn n bat: forming machine a-ba se comprlslng side-and endalls, thWend-walls having elongated recesses- 1n "theIr== upper edges, rails 'pivotally 1 connected by" one end='- toe side new central pointion the inner face thereofi and extendingistherefrom in n horizontal plane and resting IQSPGQtIVGLY-IH sandrecesses in combination with means for co piesnefzthis; patent:maysbegiobtainedgrforhfive seentshea ch by naddr essings'the C ommissiqner of-Eatentsg'i I Washington, 3.0. I" I r 7 the aforesaidwelh a pair iofirails having their inner ends dispose'd in saidsleeve and 1' theirouter-ends' resting in said recesses, a plate disPesedove'r-each recess; said platee I each having a plurality of "gerforations ythrough selected 'ones'ofWvhich axpin may -bei pessed tfo '101 therail in adjusted positicmand-mea-ns carried by the carriage and adapted-to be actu'ated'by contect yvith then mils to advance said 'bel'tz K NVitnessesc" I I VVYB. Mtrlvnnniu, I

MARGUERITE "MCALLISTER.

FERDINAND F ANKE. I

It is hereby certified that the residence of the patentee in Letters Patent N 0.

1,243,058, granted October 16, 1917, upon the application of Ferdinand Franke,

for an improvement in Bet-Forming Machines,

Was erroneously Written and printed as Port Fulton, Kentucky, Whereas said residence should have been Written and printed as Port Fulton, Indiana: and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 14th day of May, A. D., 1918.

[SEAL] R. F. WHITEHE-AD,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

